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In a message dated 11/11/2003 11:13:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
anyway. Something tells me successful homeschooling, whether school-
at-home or relaxed or radical unschooling, has more to do with
parental involvement and enjoyment of their kids, than any other
thing. My friend is able to use more traditional, parent controlled
styles of homeschooling and still enjoy her kids. <<<<


My concern would be in a few years when the kids are on their own. Their own
homes, their own lives. I'm guessing it'll be like my friend, Elizabeth. She
went WILD---although she and her siblings were "perfect" all growing up. The
tighter the spring....

~Kelly


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Heidi

--- In [email protected], kbcdlovejo@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 11/11/2003 11:13:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
> anyway. Something tells me successful homeschooling, whether school-
> at-home or relaxed or radical unschooling, has more to do with
> parental involvement and enjoyment of their kids, than any other
> thing. My friend is able to use more traditional, parent controlled
> styles of homeschooling and still enjoy her kids. <<<<
>
>
> My concern would be in a few years when the kids are on their own.
Their own
> homes, their own lives. I'm guessing it'll be like my friend,
Elizabeth. She
> went WILD---although she and her siblings were "perfect" all
growing up. The
> tighter the spring....
>
> ~Kelly


Me too, Kelly. My friend's oldest girl is married and expecting first
baby. Just got her Mary Kay car. Hubby making good money as computer
expert. She's been on her own for five years and nothing too out of
control,unless it is in the consumerism she and her husband display.

Her son is going to college. He'd be the one I most expect to see go
nuts, because he's gotten the most amazing accomplishments: youth
leadership, receiving awards from state senators, meeting the
gov...etc... but so far he's just moving into the more intense
studies of the University (on a full ride scholarship)(which these
days to me, means he pretty much knows how to jump through the hoops
well enough to impress the Higher Ups, but still) Chose to stay home
and commute to class rather than dorm life. See...even as an 18 year
old, he prefers to be home. He had the choice of dorm or home...and
chose to stay home.

The younger daughter is in sixth grade and so far, so good. Busy
right along with her mom. Not long ago, while my friend and I were
talking on the phone, the girl was cleaning out the fridge. Just got
up from her school work and started doing it after the phone
conversation got a little long.

We'll see. Maybe there'll be some angst or some delayed self-
searching as they enter adulthood. So far, though, nothing like it.

blessings, HeidiC